Display container



April 2, 1935. c. s. ANDREWS DISPLAY CONTAINER Original Filed Nov. 17, 1931 ATTO R N EY INVENTOR kzw aawza Patented Apr. 2, 1935 u N121: ED; srmrsv DISPLAY CONTAINER Ghampe' S.- Andrews; North Chattanooga-, Tenne,

' assignor to-rBox Blank Corporation; NeweYo'rk,

N5. Ybialicorporation; of Delaware Ori nal; application 1 November 17 1931,. .Seriali f No;575,519 "Divided and thisapplicationApril;.

12;1933;jSe1fial'N0;665,664;

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: will be raised above the. side. edgesof the box so-that. when the cover. is removed. the merchandise isclearly-visible- Such low-sided: boxes have found special .favor; for .example, in. the packing of-,soaps,- perfumes, powders and other merchan- T dise which..are.in themselves attractive to the In: order 'to properlycover merchandise which projects-above thesidesof the box, itis neces sary to. provide .a. cover member which telescopes over :botlrthe-top: portion. of the .merchandise and the sides..-of the box. Some. meansshouldbe providedcto" prevent the cover from becoming jammed down--against--.-the--top; of. the goods to their injury and also to. prevent. the box or tray froinialling into the-cover :so as tomakeit difiioult-toseparatethe same.

An object of my-invention istoprovide a .containerecomprising a box=portion-and a cover portion,:.the box portion having lowensides than. the cover portion, means being,provided in the cover portiontf or limiting. theextent-towhich the cover portion. may (be telescoped over .-.the box. .portion, saidmeans alsotprovidmg=a. seat.for the box portion for the display -ofmerchandise.

Anotherobject of my-invention-is toprovide a container-.useful for both: shipping. and .display purposes,- which -is -sturdy.in. construction, at: tractiye in. design andeconomicaLto manufacture andocarr be. made entirely by .machineoperation;

The invention alsoconsistsimfo'rming-.a :product: having the general. characteristics, .thenew and-.useful applications;.and the several original features of-- utility hereinafter set forth. and

claimed Althoughthe novel features which are believed to be charaoteristicof, this invention. will beparticularlypointedout. in the claims appendedwheree to,= the..invention itself, as..-to\.its objects and advantages, and thamannerin which it may be I carried-out, maybe better understoodby reiere ring tothe sfollowing description. .taken in. vconneetion. with. the-accompanyingdrawing .formingarpart thereof; in which 5 Fig; 1 illustratesga .blank from which. the cover portion ofmy-containerrmay-be-madeg Fig. 2 shows the cover portionand-theboxportion'iof fmy containerAasnompletely assembled;

Fig. 3 shows the box portion of my container packed with merchandise, the merchandise projecting above the side walls thereof;

' Fig; 4 is a longitudinal. cross. sectional view.

thr ou ghthecontainert showing therelative posi-E tion oi the .-cover portion. andbox portion. ,when

the .container :is. closed: andmerchandise. packed therein this View. being taken on the linelgl ll for a Fig; 5 isLavertical.crosslsectionaljview.through the closed container taken on line 5"5"of Fig.4; and Y Fig. 6 is.- a- ..1ongitudinal..cross...sectionalfiyiew through. my container showingthe -box portion in display position within the ccoverJ-portion.

, Like reference characters. denote 1ike'..par.ts1 in the several figures ofthedrawing Inthe following descriptionandinthe claims,

various detailswillbeidentified by. specificfnames for convenience, .but they. are.intended .to .be. as generic .in their.applioation'asthe. art willjper';

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The. cover. portion .of' my t container formed from asingle blank 'stampedinto. the shape shown in Fig. 1,. and. comprises generally a. ,b'ottom. wall portion l2,.sep arated from thesiddwall'jportions l3 .by score lines ..I 4.. The-end. walls. 1 5 I are 'sep. arated from bottomportion l2 by .scorielineslfi. Tabs; ii arelprovided at each end of the. 'side walls I3.and are separatedtherefronnbythe.score lines.l8..

I In assembling..the ..container,.thetabtportions I! "may be secured by glue preemntto the inside face of the .end-.walls. l5; Side flaps ..l 9,. separated from. the side .walls! 3 by thescore' line .20jfold inwardly to form a .lining .rortne. side Wall's'of .the container. The .end flaps 2 I separated from the side. end walls I 5iby the score lline 22,1 fold in.- wardlyto forma lining fonthe' endJwall's of-the container. Flaps. l9 and .ZI may be gluedfto the inside face .of the-respective side .and..end .walls l3and l5, if.desired.-. Tongues.23iare'provided whichflare outwardly, from each. side, edge of the flaps 2| and are .separatedtherefrom by the score linel t." It .will be .noted'that the .side .edges 40 of the flaps l9 'are mitered or beveledso' that when the cover .portionis. full-yassembled, the edges!!!) willbe .spaced .from,.th'.e. .corners l8. of the. cover portion. This permits. assembly I of the-container automatically. on a. gluing..machine. 'Iheedges 4 I. .of thetonguesi? are also-beveled, as clearly shown in Figures 1, 2 and '4. When the cover portion is completely assembled, as shown .inFig. 2, the -tongues.23 willextend across. the insidefcore ners of .the covenportio'nn The pnrposeof the tongues 23 .willihereafter'be described. I

. .The boxiortray portion ofmycontainer, as shown in Fig. 2,'may .be made; froma blank cut similar to the blank used toformlthe coverYpor tion. ,exceptthat-the. tongue. portions..-. 23 -are left off. I do not limit myself, however, to this particular form of box, but any well known form of box portion may be used. The box portion comprises generally a bottom 25, side walls 26- and end walls 27. s

It will be noted that the side and end. walls 26 and 21 respectively of the box portion are of considerably less depth than the side and end walls l3 and I5 of the cover portion. The box portion is adapted to contain merchandise which may be so arranged as to extend considerablyabove the side and end walls, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

When the cover portion, as shown in Fig. 2, is telescoped over the box portion, the extent of this telescoping movement is definitely limited'by the tongues 23 which strike against the corners of the box portion and prevent further telescoping of the cover portion over the box portion. Due to the fact that the tongues 23 are slightly beveled along the edge 41, these tongues tend to bend, assuming aslightly curved form, and thus gives more contact area with" the box bottom which rests against them. The tabs as thus arranged also exert a wedging and friction action against the box portion, thus holding it more securely in place.

The tongues 23 are preferably so arranged with respect to the side and'end walls of the box portion that when the cover portion is completely telescoped thereover, the bottom wall 25 of the box portion will lie substantially flush with the edges of the side and end walls of the cover portion, as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The box portion can then be easily grasped to separate the same from the cover portion when the container is to be opened. The tongues 23, limiting the inward telescoping movement of the box portion, also prevents the cover portion from becoming jammed down upon the merchandise contained in the box portion. The merchandise is thus always fully protected within my container. The box portion can also be reversed with respect to the cover portion so that the bottom 25 of the box seats on the tongues 23, as shown in Fig. 6. In this position the cover portion serves as a pedestal for the box portion so as to attractively display the merchandise, a portion of which proj ects above the container.

It is now seen that I have provided a container, the box portion of which is adapted to contain and display goods which project above the enclosure walls thereof. Means'are provided either in the cover portion or the box portion for preventing contact between the cover portion and the goods. The tongue portions 23, shown in Fig. 1, require very little material, are made at the time the blank is stamped, and they requirev no pasting or additional operation to position them in place, since they assume their proper position when the end flaps 21 are pasted against the inside face of the end wall l5. The box and cover portions can be assembled complete by automatic machinery. My novelcontainer can be manufactured at a substantial saving in both labor and materials and is generally more economical to manufacture than display containers of this type heretofore devised.

While certain novel features of the invention have been disclosed and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is: V

1. A container of the character described comprising a box member having enclosure walls, a cover member adapted for machine assembly having enclosure walls adapted to telescope over said box member, the enclosure walls of said cover member being of greater depth than the enclosure walls of said box member, opposite enclosure .walls of said cover member each having an inturned flap portion, the vertical edges of said inturned flap portions; being beveled and spaced from the adjacent closure walls, abutment pieces extending from the beveled edges of said flap portions across an inside corner of the cover member to limit the telescoped portion of said box and cover members when the container is in closed position and to provide a seat for the box member when in open display position, each of said abutment pieces having a slightly beveled top edge adaptedto seat between the box portion and the cover whereby the cover is frictionally retained in position onthe box portion.

2. A containerof the character described com prising a box member having enclosure walls, a cover member adapted for machine assembly having enclosure walls adapted to telescope over said box member, the enclosure walls ozfsaid cover member being of greater depth than the enclosure walls of said box member, opposite enclosure walls of said cover member each having an inturned flap portion,'the vertical edges of said inturned flap portions being beveled and spaced from the adjacent closure walls, abutment pieces extending from the beveled edges of said flap portions across the inside corners of the cover member to limit the telescoped position of said box and cover members when the container is in closed position and to provide a seat for the box member when in open display position, each of said abutment pieces having a'slightly beveled top edge adapted to wedge between the box portion and the cover to frictionally retain the same in position on the box, the free ends of the abutment pieces assuming a slightly curvilinear contour when the container is in theclosedposition, whereby maximum area of contact between the abutments and the box member is obtained.

3. A container of the character described comprising a. box member having enclosure walls, a cover member having enclosure walls adapted to telescope over said box member, the enclosure walls of said cover member being of greater depth than the enclosure walls of the box member, the end walls of said cover member each having an inturned flap portion, the vertical edges of said inturned flap portion being beveled and spaced from the adjacent closure walls, abutment pieces extending from the beveled edges of said flap portions across an inside corner of the cover member to limit the telescoped position of said box and cover member when the container is in the closed position and to provide a seat for the box member when in the open display position, the abutment pieces being hinged'tol the inturned flap portions, the free ends of said pieces being adapted to assume a slightly curvilinear contour when the container is in the closed position, whereby maximum area of contact between the abutments and the box member is obtained, said abutment pieces having aslightly beveled top edge adapted. to seat between the box portion and the cover to frictionally retain the cover in posiion on the box portion.

CHAMPE S. ANDREWS. 

